Fruits and vegetables

Vincent TeoCan I say,

(A) Last Sunday was a fine day. Li Meng went to Uncle Loo's farm by bus. After an hour, he reached there. It took an hour to get there. He saw many types of fuits and vegetables. His The/Uncle Loo's farm is in the countryside in Kuala

I have a few questions to ask. Why can't I say,

(a) After an hour, he reached there. ( reached there = reached the destination, right?)

(b) He brought Li Meng to visit the vegetables / vegetable farm and (an) orchard.

( Why can't we use "visit"? )

(Which is correct? "vegetables / vegetable farm and (an) orchard" ?)

He got there an hour later.

( Why can't we use "visit"? )

You can if you say "he brought Li Meng to visit a vegetable farm.

Vincent Teo(b) He brought Li Meng to visit the vegetables / vegetable farm and (an) orchard.

(Which is correct? "vegetables / vegetable farm and (an) orchard" ?)

This is my another questions.

Last Sunday was a fine day. Li Meng went by bus to (Or took the bus to) Uncle Loo's farm by bus. His farm is in the countryside in of Kuala Lumpur. After an hour, he reached was there. (O

Hello CJ,

Why Li Meng went to Uncle Loo's farm by bus is wrong? Is it because by bus can't be used at the end of the sentence? Or is it because the sentence sounds semantically weird? Or is it just your style?

Thanks.

Doll,

No. That's not wrong. It's a matter of style. I wanted to combine the material from several sentences into one. If I hadn't moved by bus, I would have ended up with

Li Meng went to Uncle Loo's farm by bus in the countryside of Kuala Lumpur.

(Here by bus splits the phrase farm in the countryside, which is not go

Thank you CJ,

I wish I had learned this information before. The style of my essays would make my teacher more glad.

Thank You for the information.^-^